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Amazon In 3D? Is That Useful?

Earlier this year, we talked about getting beyond the "webpage" metaphor when setting up online shopping experiences, and noted how Borders was testing a virtual bookshelf system that seemed more gimmicky than useful. Well, now it appears that Amazon has one-upped Borders by offering WindowShop, a 3D shopping experience... and once again I find myself underwhelmed. While it also has something of a shelf metaphor, it has some advantages in that clicking on any individual "product" can bring up audio, video and text about the product. However, it still feels rather gimmicky rather than useful. For years people have tried to create 3D browsing systems online and they never seem more useful than just straight webpages. In fact, in trying to replicate a 3D environment, it often feels like they're more limited than what a single webpage could d

Find Search Engine Rankings of a webpage

This freeware utility easily check search engine position of your site for a given query in Google, Live Search, and Yahoo! Search.

Hackers break into Large Hadron Collider

The Greek Security Team left a rogue webpage mocking the technicians responsible for computer security at the giant atom smasher as "schoolkids".

Hands On with the New Xbox Live Experience

A couple weekends back we covered a new webpage Microsoft launched on xbox.com that not only provides a fairly deep look at the new Xbox Live Experience coming this fall, it actually simulates much of its look and feel.

Hackers claim there’s a black hole in the atom smashers’ computer network

A group calling itself the Greek Security Team left a rogue webpage describing the technicians responsible for computer security at the giant atom smasher as “schoolkids” — but reassuring scientists that they did not want to disrupt the experiment.

Add Google Gadgets

Do you know that you can use/embed Google Gadgets on your webpage? I only thought you could use Google Gadgets through iGoogle, but now you can add Google Gadgets to your own webpages.

iPhone hacker discovers iPhone crashing bug

The iPhone is apparently still a big target for would-be malicious hackers. With the iPhone 3G now available around the world, and Apple now the second largest smartphone manufacturer, users would be wise to double check any webpage or media that they view on their iPhone.

Making the web faster with RPO

Some time ago I posted about RPO on my Twitter. This is one of those software that seem to be aimed only at geeks at heart, but any company with a public-facing website should look at. In short RPO is a webpage optmizer.

How to build eCommerce.

How to build eCommerce. - A website of any company is just an instrument to get benefits. There are two kind of profit which a site can get. Direct and Indirect. Direct income is internet commerce income when you are organizing the sales using the internet webpage. The most obvious case of the internet commerce is e-shops or shopping carts all over the world.

See Doomed Spacecraft Before Its Fiery Demise

The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has done its duty – it even went above and beyond its expected capabilities. But the end is nigh, and soon, on September 29 the ATV will become a fireball and burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, never to be seen again. But before it does, people in North America and Europe have the perfect opportunity to see it sail overhead this weekend in its low Earth orbit, and according to Spaceweather.com, the ATV will glow about a brightly as the North Star, Polaris. To find out when and where to look for the ATV in the evening or early morning skies, check out Spaceweather.com's great satellite tracking webpage. Just plug in your zip code and you'll be able to get tracking information for all the satellites that will be visible for the next few days.


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